Inhaler.



J. B. MILLER.

INHALBR.

APPLICATION IILID 113.27, 191s.

1,972,759, Mente@ sept. 9, 1913.

cGLUMBlA PMNOGRAPH CO.,WASHINGTON. D. 6

l 'citizen of the United States, and a resident N miren sfrarns Partnr @Erica JOHN' Bj. MILLER, :or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. y

INI-I ALER.

,To all whom t may coincer/ri Be it known that 1,".loHN`B. MILLER, a

, of Chicago, county ofCook, and" State of ifo Illinois, have inventedv certain new and use- .fullmprovements in Inhalers, of which vthe following is declared to exact description.vr

be full, clear, and

, This invention'relate'sto inhalers,"and{its primary object is tot provide an inhaler of,

simple, v,con'structionw which nevertlieless isy very effective in its' action. y, 4 l l' Another object isto piovidean iiihalerca- .y pablejof Supplying a" comparatively large feo obtained frointlie usel ofthe inhaler.

volume ofvmedicinal vapors to the patient whereby speedy' and effective reliefmay A'bei jitnother-- object is tor provide an inhaler which may be heldover the noseand mouth of yfthe p'at-ient, andv so arranged that tlie texhalations `do not contaminate thecontents of the'inhalcr toany appreciable extent` I Another Vobject is to provide containers or' receptacles in an inhalei' that may be readilyy fclosed- (when not in use), to prevent un- `necessary escape' of the volatile substances contained,therein.y

Another object to'provide an inhaler:

A lith all these ymiddot-her objectsand ad-1 vantages .in view, i thisI invention t consists? in the several novel features hereinafter fully Vset forth and claimed.

, ,This linvention -is clearly illustrated the ,drawing furnished herewith, in-which-a Figure 1, isaperspectiveview of an 'in` haler embodying the preferred form' of the= presen-t invention and showingthe ,sameaps plied to patient; 2, .i's aI perspective? view of the inhalerflooling atthe sideoppo site to that seenin Fig. 1, and sl'iowing' oneV ofllthe receptacles 'partly withdrawnfrom VVits pocletr Fig. 3, is a detaihcross sectionl throughthe inhaler, and Fig. l, is a perspe'c-- tive view of one of the receptacles with its r open work cover partiallyremoved."

`ln said drawing, yl0, designa`tes a receptacle holder, here shownfas comprisingv two similar, openA ended, box likepockets, 11,; 11, connect-ed rat their. rear edges by av curvedi back piece, 12, preferablyp cnstructed off sonieiie-Xible material, .l lwhereby the ltwol pockets may be spread farther apart or brought closer together to adjust the iiihaler tothe nose of a patient, it being desirable Specification of Letters Patent.

Lthe vmedicinal substances.

13, which are carried in thepocketa'be rheld close t0 the sides ofthevpatients nose. .The yback piece 12', may be secured to the poele ets,`11, 11, in any, suitable mannerfaslfor d Patented sepeaieie. ii'ppiic'afiapied Fetrua'r'y '27', i913.1 ser-iai No. 750,970;

, that the rmedicaiiientreceiving receptacles 13, 3" 'i instance', soldering or riveting it thereto asl the'case may Asshowmeach of'said pocketshas a solid onterlside'wall, lll, and a marginal inner side wall 16,-.connected by walls l5, thusvforniingfa rectangiila'rpocket large opening 17, at .one side thereof. t It is apparent that the baclpiece 12aiid pockets f1'1, 11, with tli'e receptacles 13, therein, forni a channelV like Lstructure having" al longituvbeing obtained by holding the upper Vend, of

the inhaler over the' nostrils, and the lower portion covering themouth of the patient.v

In this manner the incoming 'air'v passes along theropen sides of the receptacles, containing the volatile vmedicinal substances, and absorbs large quantities of the vapors flowing therefrom, which pass to and are inhaled by therpatient, d Y

Inthe Vpresent construction of the receptacles 13,` they are` shownas of box like 'l formation, each having a solid back 18, sides .18% andere PQCGS .18?? .The 're'ceptades @are of substantially "theI saine cross' section v andrs'ize as fthe'interiors of the pocketsand slide freelytherein they may beheld therein solelyby frictionagainst thewalls ofthe pockets. Associated with eachre'ce'ptacle is., t :open worlrcoverl 20, that fits in the open 1 r dmai, openv ended, space which is adapted to ,receive the patient-s nose, thebest results side, 19', of ythe receptacle, and, as' shown,`

"each oflsaid covers `maycomprise a rectangular frame 21, to which isf' secured a piece 4 of gauze or fine wire ineshscreen 22. f VEachL receptacle isf-employed toA contain medici! naljsubstancaora filler 'of some kind for inst-ance, absorbent materialsuch. cotton,

felt, orthe like 23, whichinay be saturated witlr the medicinal substances, and i thel open worlrcOVer 20, acts to hold the ller inv place" while perinitting-]the free l volatiliza'tion of e v The .open work coverhaving been placed upon the filler in openspace between the two pockets. If desired, suitable means may be employed for holding theinhaler in place upon llt) Y 95 iooi" ythe receptacle, thelat'termay-be inserted .l05

into one ofv the pocketsl with the open side rof the receptacle exposed to and facing the the patients face, and said means'are here shown as comprising an elastic band 24, which extends through holes 25, in the back piece 12; said band may be looped around the ears of the patient after the inhaler has been adjusted over the nose and mouth, thus securely holding it in place.

In use the receptacles are supplied withv suitable volatile medicinal substances, the open work covers put in place, and the receptacles inserted in the pockets with Vtheir open sides facing each other. The inhaler is then held in place on the patients face as shownin Fig. 1, thus practically closing the open side thereof. As heretofore stated, during inhalation, air entering the space between the receptacles, from below, and passing the open sides thereof, absorbs large quantities of thev volatile medicinal substances, which are inhaled by the patient.`

The exhalations -pass down between thereceptacles and while they absorb and carry away some of the vapors, they do not con-V their contents are wholly VinclosedA by thel walls of the pockets and receptacles, respectively, thereby-preventing the escape of any appreciable amount of the volatile substances; There being two receptacles, one

sort of medicinal ingredient may bek put in one receptacle, and' a differentkind may be put in the other receptacle, in case it Should be impractical to intermix the two kinds of ingredients.

More or less varation of the exact `details of construction are possible without departing from the spirit of this invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to limit myself to their exact form except as may be necessitated by the prior state of the art. f

I claim `as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- '1. An inhaler of the class described, comprising a receptacle holder, andra pair of spaced, medicament receiving receptacles carried by said holder and having a nose receivlng space therebetween, each receptacle having an open side facing the other open side, for exposing its contents. y

2. An inhaler of the class described, co1n prisingga receptacle holder, and 'a pair of Vmedicament receiving receptacles, removably secured Ato said holder, and extending in' approximately parallel relation to each other, said receptacles being spaced apart to leave a nose receiving space therebetween, each receptacle having an open side facing the open side of its companion receptacle.

3. An inhaler of the class described, comprising a receptaclev holder, consistingfof al Vreceiving receptacles removably secured in said pockets and having open sides registering with theopenings in the pockets, each pocket and the `Areceptacle therein being spaced from the other pocket and its receptacle to leave'. a nose receiving space therebetween. f 4 Y y 5. An inhalerof the class described, comprising a receptacle holder having avpair of companion pockets formed with open sides that face each other, and a pair of medicament receiving receptacles slidably andremovably secured in said pockets and having open sides registering with the openings in the pockets.

6. An inhaler of the class described, comprising a'receptacle holder of channel like formation, and a pair of medicament'receiving receptacles secured at the sides of said holder, each receptacle having an open side facing the open side of the other receptacle, the two open sides of said receptacles being spaced apart to leave a nose receiving space therebetween. n v

7 An inhaler of the class described, comprising a back piece, and a pair of pockets secured to said back piece and extending tion, said pockets having open ends, and each pocket having an openside facing the open side of the opposite pocket, and a pair of medicament receiving receptacles, one

slidably and removably securedV in each pocket, each receptacle having an openl side capable of registering with the side opening in its pocket.

8. An inhaler of the class described, comprising a pair of pockets having open sides` prising a holder, a pair of medicament receiving receptacles carried by said holder,

and having open sides facing each other, and

soV

away therefrom in the same general direc-i open Work covers acrossthe open sides of said receptacles.

10. An nhaler of the class described, comprising a receptacle holder, a pair of medicament receiving receptacles removably secured upon said holder and extending approximately kparallel with each other, each receptacle having an open side facing the open side of the other receptacle, and an open Work cover extending across the open side of each receptacle. A

11. An inhaler of the class described, comprising a receptacle holder, a vpair o box like medicament receiving receptacles secured to said holder and extending approximately parallel With each other, each receptacle having kan open side facing the open side-of the opposite receptacle, and a Wire mesh cover lfor each receptacle extending across the open side thereof.

12. An inhaler of the class described, comprising a channel like structure having a longitudinal nose receiving space, open at the front and top and bottom, apair of medicament receiving receptacles forming a part of saidvstructure, each receptacle having an open side facing the open side of thc other receptacle, and means for securing said structure on the face of the patient.

e JOHN B. MILLER.y

` Witnesses:v i SAMUEL M. lihannna,A

v FERDINAND C. BELERBECK.

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